RESULTS
1978 Official Race Results : Delaware 500
Delaware 500 | September 17, 1978 | Race 24 of 30
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 2 | 15 | Bobby Allison | Ford | Norris Industries | 185/10 | 500 | Running | 14,600 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 175/5 | 500 | Running | 12,700 |
| 3 | 6 | 27 | Buddy Baker | Chevrolet | M.C. Anderson | 170/5 | 499 | Running | 7,250 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | David Pearson | Mercury | Purolator | 160/0 | 498 | Running | 4,000 |
| 5 | 7 | 88 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 160/5 | 497 | Running | 6,700 |
| 6 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Truxmore | 150/0 | 496 | Running | 4,300 |
| 7 | 12 | 54 | Lennie Pond | Oldsmobile | W.i.n. | 146/0 | 493 | Running | 5,300 |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Osterlund | 142/0 | 493 | Running | 3,130 |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Grog Pond | 138/0 | 489 | Running | 1,800 |
| 10 | 15 | 92 | Dick May | Chevrolet | Duck Industries | 134/0 | 485 | Running | 3,220 |
| 11 | 16 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas * | Chevrolet | Autowize | 130/0 | 483 | Running | 3,560 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Richard Childress | Oldsmobile | CRC | 127/0 | 482 | Running | 3,340 |
| 13 | 18 | 48 | Al Holbert | Chevrolet | Southland Industries | 124/0 | 472 | Steering | 2,655 |
| 14 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 121/0 | 468 | Running | 2,470 |
| 15 | 29 | 8 | Ed Negre | Dodge | Jones | 118/0 | 467 | Running | 2,285 |
| 16 | 26 | 01 | Earle Canavan | Dodge | Canavan Racing | PE | 460 | Running | 1,200 |
| 17 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112/0 | 458 | Running | 1,975 |
| 18 | 22 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | Hamby / Ellis Automotive | 109/0 | 457 | Running | 1,050 |
| 19 | 31 | 34 | Nestor Peles | Chevrolet | Peles Racing | 106/0 | 439 | Running | 1,000 |
| 20 | 21 | 4 | Gary Myers | Chevrolet | Native Tan | 103/0 | 438 | Burned Piston | 900 |
| 21 | 32 | 79 | Frank Warren | Dodge | Spencer's Auto Service | 100/0 | 438 | Running | 1,440 |
| 22 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chevrolet | Lafayette Radio | 97/0 | 432 | Running | 1,405 |
| 23 | 30 | 45 | Baxter Price | Chevrolet | Price Racing | 94/0 | 420 | Running | 1,345 |
| 24 | 36 | 09 | Nelson Oswald | Chevrolet | J&S Truck Service | 91/0 | 335 | Burned Piston | 700 |
| 25 | 19 | 30 | Tighe Scott | Chevrolet | Russ Togs | 88/0 | 320 | Cracked Oil Pan | 1,275 |
| 26 | 9 | 72 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | 1st Nat'l City Trav. Cks. | 85/0 | 311 | Broken Timing Chain | 4,350 |
| 27 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Chevrolet | STP | 82/0 | 269 | Ignition | 4,525 |
| 28 | 25 | 29 | Dave Dion | Ford | Green Mountain | 79/0 | 238 | Broken Valve | 600 |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | Oldsmobile | Armor All | 76/0 | 220 | Accident | 3,775 |
| 30 | 28 | 97 | Ralph Jones | Ford | Jones | 73/0 | 186 | Engine Failure | 550 |
| 31 | 33 | 19 | Joey Arrington | Dodge | Rossmeyer | 70/0 | 143 | Broken Rear End Housing | 1,040 |
| 32 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Means Racing | 67/0 | 140 | Broken Valve | 1,030 |
| 33 | 1 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | Bailey Excavating | 69/5 | 80 | Burned Piston | 1,520 |
| 34 | 17 | 18 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | PE | 10 | Quit | 510 |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Louis Gatto | Chevrolet | L&J Automotive | 58/0 | 5 | Running Too Slow | 500 |
| 36 | 34 | 61 | Ferrel Harris | Chrysler | Jones | PE | 3 | Quit | 490 |
| 37 | 35 | 81 | Jabe Thomas | Chevrolet | Louise Smith | 52/0 | 1 | Quit | 480 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 119.323 mph
Margin of Victory: 19.7 seconds
Time of Race: 04:11:25
Lead Changes: 7
Cautions: 3 for 18 laps.
Margin of Victory: 19.7 seconds
Time of Race: 04:11:25
Lead Changes: 7
Cautions: 3 for 18 laps.
Updated: Saturday 8:05 pm
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